Perry was indicted on charges of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant last year, stemming from a 2013 veto of funds for the Public Integrity Unit, which is headquartered in the Travis County District Attorney's Office. Earlier this year, a lower court dismissed the charge of coercion of a public servant.

According to the Express-News, the state appealed the dismissal of that charge and Perry appealed a ruling that it was too early in the case to dismiss the charge of abuse of official capacity. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to take up both those issues, the newspaper reported.

Perry is accused of withholding funding from the Public Integrity Unit because Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg wouldn't resign after a drunken driving arrest. She oversaw the public-corruption-watchdog unit.

And, of course, as all this is happening, Perry decided to run for president — again. Thankfully, instead of months of embarrassment on the campaign trail — like in 2012 — he saw the writing on the wall and quit while he was ahead.